Greetings,
ZBimmers!
Ready for
some good
old-fashioned
hard-drivin’
and good
eatin’?
Join the
Meat Ball
Run on
Saturday,
August 22,
when Jeff
and Kim Ball
lead the
ZBimmers
down to
Winesburg to
pick out
your dinner
and then
back to
their grill
to cook it!
Here’s how
Jeff
describes
the day:
The starting
point for
the
Meat-Ball
Run will be
at the
Einstein
Brothers /
Starbucks at
‘The Strip’
in North
Canton. This
is the
Portage
Street
exit. We
plan to
leave there
at 9:00 AM,
so go early
if you'd
like to
enjoy a
bagel and/or
coffee.
The first
stop will
be Best Meat
Market in
Ohio,
Winesburg.
They are
known for
their smoked
pork chops
and premium
quality
steaks.
Other items
worth noting
include the
smoked
turkey,
peppered
bacon and
fine Amish
cheeses.
The meat
sticks are
also quite
tasty. We
will arrive
by 11:00 to
avoid the
mid-day
crunch and
to ensure
they haven’t
sold out of
your
favorites.
Pack
a cooler
with a
method for
keeping your
meat chilled
(or partner
with someone
with a
cooler –
we’re all
related, you
know) in
order to
preserve
your meat
purchase
until
dinner.
After
stashing
dinner in
the cooler,
we'll drive
some scenic
roads,
working our
way to the 2nd
largest
winery in
Ohio. After
a short
tour/tasting,
maybe we can
put a new
favorite
wine in the
trunk to
enjoy at
dinner.
Then the
Meat Ball
Run is off
to downtown
Canton. Not
for
football,
but for
candy --
Heggy’s
Candy. If
you like
chocolate,
caramels, or
fresh deep
fried nuts,
this is the
best. Leave
some room in
that cooler
to store
chocolate!
The Meat
Ball Run
ends at the
Ball
residence in
Kent.
Arrival is
planned for
sometime
around
3:00. There
are no plans
for a
lengthy
lunch stop,
so you may
want to pack
a few snacks
and drinks
(meat
sticks,
wine, candy
and nuts
might be
enough) to
tide you
over until
the grill is
ready for
dinner.
There will
be ample
grill space
for everyone
to cook
their meat
to whatever
level of
doneness
they
desire.
We’ll also
provide all
the dinner
fixins’
along with
soft drinks,
beer, wine,
Margaritas,
and other
concoctions
as the
bartender
sees fit.
Please feel
free (but
certainly
not
obligated)
to bring
your
specialty
side dish, a
dessert to
share, or
your
preferred ‘imbibement’.
Please be
kind enough
to send a
quick email
to either
Cindy or
Jeff at
jeffball880@aim.com
(even if you
only just
think you're
coming) to
help plan
the fixin’s.
Stay as long
as you like!
It’s
Saturday
night and we
have plenty
of bed and
floor
space if
necessary.
Weather
permitting,
we’ll crank
up the fire
pit and sing
campfire
songs into
the wee
hours. No
car wash
event is
planned at
the time of
writing of
this drive
summary, but
then you
never know!
To
repeat...the
Meat Ball
Run leaves
‘The Strip”
in Canton at
9:00 AM.
Bring a
cooler for
your dinner
meat (and
possibly
chocolates)
plus any
extras for
the meal.
Be sure you
know the
words to
Kum-Ba-Yah,
just in
case!
Here's the
standard
boilerplate
for the Meat
Ball Run.
Please join
us for the
entire trip
or just the
part that's
convenient
for you.
Bring along
all the Zs
that you can
find. Dress
appropriately
for the
temperature
because we
drive
regardless
of weather.
Don't forget
sunscreen
and sun
glasses if
it's
bright.
Have a full
tank of gas
to start the
drive.
Bring your
Talkabouts
tuned to
channel
7,5. Be
sure the
camera has
batteries or
film.
Remember
your tank of
gas donation
for Make A
Wish.
Contributions
now total
$16,634! Do
visit
zbimmers.org
for more
information
and history
of our
adventures.
Looking
forward to
seeing
everyone on
the 22nd
and driving
some more
miles
together!
Jeff, Kim
and Cindy